Chuck Yeager, the U.S. Air Force test pilot best known for being the first to break the speed of sound in 1947 in a military career which spanned nearly 35 years, passed away this evening. A cause of death has not been released. He was 97.
Yeager also had a distinguished military career as a fighter pilot in the European theater during WWII. Two decades later, Yeager commanded squadrons during the Vietnam War and later advised Pakistan's air force rising to the rank of Brigadier General. Yeager twice earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and a Bronze Star Medal among numerous honors. Although Yeager never flew in space he taught numerous astronauts how to fly.
Chuck Yeager will now soar to the sky one last time and touch the face of God. R.I.P.
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